Striking-cup attachment.



PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.-

INN-O; 892,771.

B. E. TAYLOR. STRIKING GpP ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED D110.4,1907.

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BURT E. TAYLOR, OF RANDOLPH, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HA LF TO 0. D.

- OF RANDOLPH, NEW YORK.

CHFAYN ING.

STRIKING-CUP ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

application filed December 4, 1907. Serial No. 405,049.

of Randolph, inthe county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have inventeda cer- .-tain new and useful Striking-Cup Attachliquid, and one ling samples to be takenment; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s, and to the figures ofreference marked tiereon, which form a part of this specification.

invention relates to an attachment for the striking-cups used in connection with vacuum pans which are-employed for the condensing or evaporating of milk, cream, or the like.

In the use of what is termedthe strikingcup, which it has heretofore been customary to employ alone for taking samples from the condensing or evaporating pan, a sample is first drawn into the cup and then from it intoa testing vessel adapted for the receiving ofa hydrometer. After the reading has been taken, the drawn liquid is thrown away and a fresh sample taken, this being repeated 'until'fthe proper reading is had.

The object of my invention is the provi sion of a simple attachment for the strikingcup into which the sample maybe drawn to receive a reading, after which it may be quickly returned to the evaporating pan by atmospheric pressure, due to the vacuum therein, and the operation instantly repeated to receive another reading, thus obviating the s illing and wasting of the much more rapidly than in the old way and making it possible to obtain much better results. r

The operation, construction, and arran ement ofthe parts of the invention are fu 1y described in the following specification, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an evaporating-pan and attached striking-cup having the attachment comprisin my invention associated therewith, and 1g. 2 is a central vertical section of my attachment with a hydrometer positioned therein.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the condensing or evaporating pan of usual c011 struction, 2 the striking-cup, and 3 the striking-cup attachment comprising my invention.

The usual construction of striking-cup comprises the vertical chamber ,4, which connects with the interior of the pan 1 through the two tubes or pipes 5, 5 having the valves 5, 53.. therein and has its top closed by a cap .which is carried by the hinged handle 6.

A cock 7 is located. at the u per end of the chamber 4 and when opened provides an airvent thereto. Communicating with the lower end of the chamber 4 through a valve 8 at its lower end is a laterally extcm'ling channeled arm 9, which is shown as having its outer or free end formed on its to with a socket 10 into which the lower cm of the tube 11 is threaded or otherwise suitably secured. The chamber formed by the tube communicates at its bottom with tho channel in the arm 9 through an opening 12, which if desired may be closed by a valvemember 13, being turned up to seat against its lower rim. Threaded or otherwise closely secured to the tube 1 1 adjacent to its top and flaring outwardly and upwardly therefrom is the member 14, which forms an annular cup or receptacle around the tube for catching the overflowtherefrom. 'This overflow is returned to the interior of the tube through openings 15 provided in its casing at the bot tom of the overflow cup, said openings being normally closed by the ring-valve or sleeve 16, whichencircles the tube for free longitudinal movement thereon.- A cook 17 is tapped into the arm 9 to enable a sample to be taken in the old way if desired.

In taking a sample from the pan-l when my attachment is used the valves 5, 5 are both opened to permit the sample to be drawn into the striking-cup. These valves are then closed and the cock 7 and valve 8 opened to allow the milk or other liquid to flow through the channeled-arm 9 into the tube 11 of the attachment, the cook 17, of course, being closed and the valve 13 o iened for such purpose. As soon as the liquid rises to the top of the tube 11, or as soon as it overflows enough to run off the foam over the to of the tube into the overflowcup, the va ve 8 is closed and the'hydrometer 18 then placed within the tube to take the readab y allowed to remain in' the tube during the taking of all the samples so that the reading can be taken the instant the liquid rises the same manner unti to the top of the tube. As soon as the reading is taken the vent-cock 7 is closed and the lower valve 5 leading to the pan and the valve 8 in the bottom of the striking-cup opened simultaneously and the liquid in the attachment is drawn back into the pan due to the vacuum therein and the atmospheric pressure-within, thus completing the operation. Should the first sample not be right subsequent samples ma be rapidly taken in the ro er specific gravity is obtained. When t e ast sample has been taken the ring-valve 16 is raised to permit the overflow in the cup 14 to run into the tube 11 through the openings 15 and be drawn back into the pan With the last sample.

' If it is desired to draw a sample that is not to bereturned to the pan the cock 17 is o ened to allow the liquid to flow through the atter. into a cup or other rece tacle instead of into the tube 11. Therapi ity with which samples can be taken by the use of my attachment over the old way makes it ossible to get much betterresults without t espilling' or wasting of any liquid.

While I have shown and described a particular construction of my attachment, 1 wish it understood that I donot limit myself to such construction or' arrangement of the parts, as obvious modifications will occur to persons skilled in the art; and-also that I do not restrict its use in connection with any. particular construction of striking-cup or connection between it and the pan 1, so long as such striking-cup or connection is operative to draw samples from and return them to the pan. I

\ Having thus described my invention, what I claim as :new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The combination witha trikin g-cuppof a hydrometer-receiving receptacle havmg valve controlled communication with the striking cup, and 'an overflow cup associated with the receptacle andv having valve.-

.controlled communication at its bottom por-- tion with the receptacle.

2. The combination with a striking-cup, of

an attachment therefor com rising a hydrometer-receiving rece tacle having valvecontrolled communication with the striking-cup, and a member associated with the receptacle and forming an annular overflow chamber around the same, said chamber having communication at its bottom with the receptacle throu h the wall'thereof, and-a rin -valve encirc ing the receptacle to nor-' ma ly close such communication.

3. The combinationwith a vacuum-pan and a striking-cup in valve controlled communication therewith, of a channeled arm in valve controlled communication with the lower end of the striking-cup andextending -may flow by gravity from the latter to the former, and a cock for enabling liquid to be drawn from the chamber without entering said receptacle.

testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- BURT E. TAYLOR.

Witnesses: I R. CLARKE, J. L. HUNT. 

